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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Vale of White Horse District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
6,151 approved · 623 refused · 697 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 1 Jul 2021 to 1 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
9 Hazells Lane, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8DS
Received 24 Jun 20251 Moreland Road, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 6EZ
Received 11 Mar 2025Fox Lodge Littleworth Faringdon SN7 8ED
Received 14 May 2026Tudor House, 20-22 Church Street, Sutton Courtenay, OX14 4NJ
Received 19 Oct 2025Elm Tree House, 24 High Street, Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8AA
Received 7 Oct 2024The Existing Base Station Site Elms Farm, Oxford Road, Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12 7PD
Received 6 Dec 2022Poughley Farm, Halls Lane, East Hanney, Wantage, OX12 0HJ
Received 29 Aug 2024Bellinger Garage, Station Road, Grove, Wantage, OX12 0DH
Received 19 Jan 2026Plot B39 - 60 Jubilee Avenue, Milton, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 4RX
Received 25 Aug 2021Ashbrook House, Westbrook Street, Blewbury, Didcot, OX11 9QA
Received 18 Apr 2024White Horse Hill Car Park,, Dragon Hill Road,, Oxfordshire,, SN7 7QJ
Received 16 Oct 2025Glen Eden, Faringdon Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AF
Received 6 Feb 2025Corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015, north of Clifton Hampden
Received 18 Mar 2026Pinewood School, Bourton, Nr. Shrivenham, Swindon, SN6 8HZ
Received 13 Mar 2026Foxwood, Fox Lane, Boars Hill, Oxford, OX1 5DR
Received 17 Jul 20252 South View, Faringdon Road, Southmoor, Abingdon, OX13 5AF
Received 17 Aug 2021114 Poplar Grove Kennington Oxford OX1 5QP
Received 3 Aug 202618 Town Furlong, Appleton, Abingdon, OX13 5JW
Received 28 Nov 2023Bridge Farm Quarry, Appleford Road, Sutton Courtenay, Abingdon, OX14 4PP
Received 26 Feb 202434 Kingfishers Grove Wantage OX12 7JN
Received 12 Jun 2026Appleby, Reading Road, West Hendred, Wantage, OX12 8RH
Received 14 Sept 2022Kingston Lisle House Kingston Lisle Park Kingston Lisle Wantage OX12 9QQ
Received 23 Apr 202625 Orchard Way, Harwell, Didcot, OX11 0LQ
Received 29 Sept 202562 Parsons Mead, Abingdon, OX14 1LL
Received 21 Dec 2021Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Vale of White Horse District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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